PNN – The occupying Zionist regime has become one of the primary safe haven for criminals—specifically those who have committed sexual assault.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network; the Hebrew news and analysis website Zeba Shamorim published a report highlighting Israel’s transformation into a sanctuary for such offenders, posing the question: who exactly is shielding the sex offenders who have fled to Israel?
The report continues: An Israeli court has ordered that Israeli citizenship be granted to an American Jew who has been convicted of sexual offenses.
At the time, this case sparked widespread controversy within American Jewish communities, as there were dozens of accounts regarding crimes the man had committed against students at Jewish educational institutions. Due to the statute of limitations, most of these allegations were never investigated.
The executive director of the organization “Magen” stated: The ‘Right of Return’ is a fundamental right, but it should not come at the cost of endangering the safety of children in Israel.
According to this report, the Jerusalem District Court has ordered the Population Authority within Israel’s Ministry of Interior to grant Israeli citizenship to an American Jew who had previously served a prison sentence for committing sexual offenses against a minor. At the time, the case sparked widespread outrage—even within American Jewish communities—as testimonies revealed that the man had sexually assaulted numerous other minors over the course of nearly two decades.
For various reasons—most notably the passage of time—no investigations were conducted into these accounts and the cases never reached a court of law. During the proceedings regarding the petition, the court also ordered that the petitioner’s name remain undisclosed.
The following details specific instances of these actions: More than 25 years ago, this matter came to light through an investigation by the newspaper The Jewish Week. According to this investigation, the man himself—a rabbi and a senior official at an educational institution affiliated with the Orthodox Union—had been harming students for years.
Following the publication of the report, an internal investigation was conducted within the organization—which largely corroborated the newspaper’s findings—and the police also launched an inquiry. Due to local laws in the U.S. state where the man resided, the vast majority of the cases fell outside the statute of limitations (which was five years at the time); consequently, only two cases reached the court. In the appeal of one of these cases, the original verdict was overturned, and the man was sentenced to seven years in prison—of which he effectively served about three years.
The report states that in 2017, the man applied to immigrate to Israel under the Law of Return. His application was rejected; however, he was granted residency—partly because his wife had been granted the status of a new immigrant. The couple moved to Israel, and about two years ago, the man applied for citizenship. After his application was denied, he filed a petition with the court.
In his ruling, Judge Arnon Darel examines in detail a body of case law concerning the acquisition of citizenship under the Law of Return. He assesses the level of risk the man poses to the public, as well as the weight to be given to the “government’s implied promise” regarding the granting of residency, and orders that his citizenship be granted within approximately 30 days.
The report concludes by citing Shana Aaronson, Executive Director of “Magen”—an Israeli organization that assists victims of sexual assault—who emphasizes that the court issued its ruling without obtaining an expert assessment on the matter. She adds that a specific gap in Israeli law means that when a new immigrant—who has been convicted of a sexual offense outside of Israel—obtains legal status within Israel; there is no mechanism in place to monitor him.
This issue was raised about a decade ago in one of the Knesset committees, but it was not pursued further after the Prison Service stated that it was unable to monitor such individuals.
According to this activist, citizenship and residency rights are now being granted to these criminals—under the guise of implementing what is known as the “Right of Return”—even at the cost of endangering the safety of Israeli children.